Gustav Brom ( *22.5.1921 Velke Levare, Slovakia )

Conductor, composer, musician and singer. In 1940, he founded jazz bigband in Brno, one of the most famous in the Czech Republic within next 50 years. The band went through many changes absorbing new styles (bop,cool, jazz west coast),developing its own progressive style and, at the same time, playing dixieland and dance music. The cooperation with top Czech pop singers ( Gott, Korn, Vondrackova, Elefteriadu sisters etc.) was not as interesting as the presence on the first albums of Hana and Petr Ulrych.

Line-Up ( selected after 1950 ) :

G. Brom, J.Hnilicka, L.Hulan, S.Vesely, J.Kulisek, J.Audes, O.Blaha, Z.Novak, A.Smíd, B.Horak, J.Pelc, J.Blaha, M.Bartek, G.Brom ml., J.Formanek

Discography ( selected ) :

1. Gery Scott ( Supraphon 1960 )
2. Orchestr Gustava Broma ( Supraphon 1963 )
3. Gustav Brom Jazz ( Supraphon 1965 )
4. Chvile lasky ( Supraphon 1969 )
5. Manyard a Gustav ( Supraphon 1969 )
6. Svetove evergreeny s texty Josefa Kainara ( Supraphon 1970 )
7. Chvilka pro pisnicku ( Supraphon 1970 )
8. Moravska svatba / Slunovrat ( Supraphon 1975 )
9. Polymelodomus ( Supraphon 1977 )
10. Audio-Foire 77 ( Supraphon 1977 )
11. Gustav Brom hraje swing ( Supraphon 1978 )
12. Tancujte s nami 1-5 ( Opus 1977-1983 )
13. Yesterday's song ( Opus 1984 )

Sample1 (WMA) :  Count Basie's Royal Mace ( album 11 )

Sample2 (MP3) :  David and Goliath ( album 11 )